Creative Writing – On Demand

Feb 24, 2016

Credits: 0.5Term: On DemandPrerequisites:

None

Course Description:

For many hundreds of years, literature has been one of the most important human art forms. It allows us to give voice to our emotions, create imaginary worlds, express ideas, and escape the confines of material reality. Through creative writing, we can come to understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. This course provides students with a solid grounding in the writing process, from finding inspiration to building a basic story to using complicated literary techniques and creating strange hybrid forms of poetic prose and prose poetry. By the end of this course, students will learn how to discover their creative thoughts and turn those ideas into fully realized pieces of creative writing.

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****ON DEMAND COURSES HAVE FLEXIBLE START AND ENDS DATES, DETERMINED BY THE STUDENT AND TEACHER. STUDENTS HAVE 6 MONTHS (OR LESS) TO COMPLETE 0.5 CREDIT. ****

Unit 1: Pre-Writing Strategies

Unit 2: Building a Story

Unit 3: Constructing a Poem

Unit 4: Blurring the Boundaries

Creative Writing Midterm Exam

Unit 5: Understanding Your Audience

Unit 6: Finding Your Voice

Unit 7: Editing

Unit 8: Peer Review & Publishing

Creative Writing Final Exam

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